Opinion

BY NORBERT RUG Cypress Creek Renewables is proposing to construct a project called “Bear Ridge Solar” to install solar panels in Cambria and Pendleton. I have no problem for people to use their property for legal reasons. Solar energy gives

BY NORBERT RUG I am a septuagenarian (look it up), as such I am not quite as active as I once was. No more roofing, no more biking and no more volleyball. I now have to pay people to do

BY NORBERT RUG You get a call late at night and the caller ID says it is from your grandchild. It’s frequently late at night so they can catch you when you are half asleep and groggy. You don’t recognize

BY NORBERT RUG We wanted a pizza for dinner last night so we ordered from Pizza Oven, 54 Vine Street, 433-4390. You can order for pickup or delivery. They said it would be ready in 20 minutes and it was

BY NORBERT RUG One of the issues that many transgender individuals face concerns restrooms. The best choice is to use a unisex bathroom if one is available. Unfortunately, most public places don’t offer unisex restrooms. However some places will offer

BY NORBERT RUG You’ve most likely noticed that beards are in and the plaid shirted, beard wearing male is now fashionable. I have sported a variety of beards, side burns and moustaches over the years and I am now finally

BY NORBERT RUG When Philip Lacasse, a quadriplegic billionaire, who was paralyzed from the neck down after a reckless paragliding adventure, played by Bryan Cranston employs an ex-convict Dell Scott, played by Kevin Hart as his caregiver, they both start

BY NORBERT RUG Outbound: Toast and Roast Cafe: 4823 Saunders Settlement Rd, Niagara Falls, New York In my quest to try and hit as many eateries in Niagara County as I can, Donna (my wife), Ed (my buddy) and I

BY NORBERT RUG Every winter, my father would shovel our back yard forming a walled dish. He would then attach our rubber hose to the laundry tubs in the basement, take the nozzle to the back yard and carefully flood

BY NORBERT RUG The premise of the movie “Green Book” seemed, at least to me, a bit mind-numbing, but I decided to give it a try and I am glad I did. It is a fictionalized account of the interaction

BY NORBERT RUG What can I say about the movie “Replicas”? I saw this last week and it seems like I have seen this all before. I have. This movie seems to be put together from the cutting room floor

BY NORBERT RUG All in all it was, just a brick in the wall. Pink Floyd, 1979. The internet is filled with pictures of refugees amassing at the U.S-Mexico border in California. But many of them haven’t been able to

BY ANDREW SOLENDER As a liberal who takes voting very seriously, I do not take lightly the decision to vote Republican. I, like most of my fellow liberals, believe the national Republican party has been deeply corrupted by Trump and

THE EDITORIAL BOARD The Commodore Perry Homes is a vast public housing complex that is half abandoned — with 212 apartments vacant and uninhabitable. The Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority had pursued a federal grant nearly 10 years ago to redevelop

BY THOMAS ERROL GLEED As of 4:30pm yesterday afternoon, Muslim Green Card holders, that is resident legal aliens from certain countries, were prohibited from reentering the country for 90 days if they happened to be traveling. They were detained at airports and prohibited

BY FRANK PARLATO There was a time when husbands and wives did it frequently. Lovers thought it was incredibly romantic to do over and over again. Sometimes they did it all night long and from city to city. When was

BY FRANK PARLATO The Empire State Development Corp.will be issuing a request for proposals to build “greater outdoor activities” on Goat Island, according to Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Build on Goat Island. “[T]hat will boost tourism and give people an international

BY NATE MCMURRAY As you may have heard, a brand new, state of the art Welcome Center is coming to Grand Island. The Governor visited last week and he mentioned it specifically in his speech. I’ve been pushing for it